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Letter - Acknowledging experiment results of actual water discharge over at Botany weir, 1856

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Unique IDA-00445104SeriesLetters Received from the Colonial Secretary, 1842-1859Date2nd August 1856Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - HardcoverDescriptionLetter from Colonial Secretary acknowledging receipt of the letter from City Commissioners forwarding a Report from City Engineer showing the Result of Experiments recently undertaken to ascertain the Actual Discharge of Water over the Weir at Lord's Mill, Botany, and requesting to be informed: 1) whether the Mode in which the Velocity of the Water falling over the Waste Board was Ascertained or whether it was Assumed that the Pond Surface was at a Level with the exception of the slight fall caused by the run over the Waste Board; 2) whether the Depth of the Water over the Waste Board was taken from the Pond Surface or the Actual Depth over the Waste Board [Copy of Report from City Engineer dated 04/08/1856 attached]LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordYesBorn digital itemNo

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Authenticity & integrityThese are original letters received by the Municipal Council of Sydney. The letters have been held in the Council’s custody and have a high level of authenticity. Users should be aware that this is an historical record and the language used within the record was the language of the time it was captured, and may not reflect current community values or expectations.

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Letter - Acknowledging experiment results of actual water discharge over at Botany weir, 1856